M: Happy birthday, Yanyan! Here’s your gift.
W: Oh
you remembered! ____1___
M: Of course I remember. Come on, open it!
W: I don’t think I should open it now. ____2____
M: But back in my country, we open a gift right now.
W: ____3____
M: You needn’t wait.
W: Okay. Oh! It’s a dictionary. Thank you! I really wanted one.
M: I’m happy you like it. And I noticed another difference. You accept a gift with both hands. ____4____
W: Yes, that’s one of the Chinese traditions. We were taught to be polite in that way at a very young age.
M: Good! I’m interested in all Chinese traditions. ____5____
W: Certainly. I have some books about Chinese culture. Let me choose one for you.
M: Fantastic!
A. What a surprise!
B. So what should I do?
C. How do you like the gift?
D. Would you tell me more?
E. In China, we usually open a gift later.
F. But in the West, we usually don’t care about that.
1.1.
A
B
C
D
解析:选A。解析:对方记得自己生日并送上礼物,此处表达惊喜,选 A What a surprise!
2.2.
A
B
C
D
解析:选E。解析:女孩说现在不拆礼物,后面男士说西方国家当场拆,对应说明中国习惯晚点拆,选 E。
3.3.
A
B
C
D
解析:选B。解析:男士说 “在我们国家当场拆礼物”,女孩听到差异后询问该怎么做,选 B。
4.4.
A
B
C
D
解析:选F。解析:前面提到中国人双手接礼物,接着对比西方习惯,选 F(但在西方,我们一般不讲究这个)。
5.5.
A
B
C
D
解析:选D。解析:男士对中国传统感兴趣,后文女孩回答 “当然可以”,所以是请求多讲解,选 D。